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Posted Feb 2, 2012
By EMC News
The community calendar will be published for the last time in our Thursday, Feb. 9 edition. Starting this week, please send any community calendar events to the EMC, P.O. Box 158, Smiths Falls, ON, K7A 4T1, or fax them to 613-283-5909. Notices can be...
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No charges in snowmobile crash
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC News - Ottawa OPP have decided not to lay charges against a Pakenham area snowmobiler who crashed through an ice shack on the east end of the Madawaska Headpond Jan. 21. The snowmobiler was taken to the Arnprior hospital for immediate care and later...
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Teen charged with failing to report collision
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC News - A 17-year-old Arnprior male was charged with a Highway Traffic Act offence after a car was seen in the ditch near Pakenham by a Lanark OPP officer. The officer noticed the vehicle in the east ditch of County Road 29 on Saturday evening (Jan....
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CP players attract scouts' attention
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By EMC NewsCarleton Place Canadian players Ben Murphy and Christian Weidauer are being noticed by the scouting fraternity. Murphy has been awarded a hockey scholarship to Bowling Green. Weidauer, who has been being recruited by Niagara College, is ranked 154th...
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Deer-traffic collisions up significantly in Beckwith
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Desmond DevoyEMC News - Oh deer. Vehicles colliding with deer on Beckwith Township roads are an increasing problem, according to statistics released last week by the Lanark County detachment of the OPP. The numbers show there were 57 such collisions last year,...
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Cars breaking winter parking ban towed to CP library
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By Desmond Devoy
EMC News - Dude, where's my car? If you parked it on the road between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when Carleton Place's new winter parking ban went into effect, it's likely been towed to the Carleton Place Public Library at 101 Beckwith St. "It (the winter...
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Beckwith PSB ambivalent about photo radar's possible return
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By Desmond Devoy
EMC News - The Beckwith Township police services board has decided to not endorse or reject a proposal from their partner board in Nottawasaga, Ont. to bring back photo radar. At the township's police services board meeting on Jan. 18, members expressed...
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Downtown rejuvenation promoted for Carleton Place
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By Desmond Devoy
EMC News - There's life in the old girl yet. Businesses are still finding their way to Carleton Place's downtown core, as are customers, but the Carleton Place Business Improvement Area's (BIA) plan to keep both in place is still being rolled out....
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Have your say on proposed Beckwith garbage transfer site
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Desmond DevoyEMC News - Beckwith Township residents now have some extra time to give voice to their concerns, or support, for a waste transfer site off of Cavanagh Road. A place to log concerns with the Ontario Environmental Registry was supposed to close to public...
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CP BIA asks Santa Claus parade floats to band together
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By Desmond Devoy
EMC News - When it comes to the Santa Claus Parade, less is more. After hearing complaints that the Carleton Place Business Improvement Area's (BIA) annual Santa Claus Parade down Bridge Street was too long, Paul Sorfleet, the BIA chairperson, is...
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Retirees eye branch in Carleton Place
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Desmond DevoyEMC News - Gray is the new black. In 10 years, Canadians over the age of 65 will outnumber people 15 and under, vastly shifting the dynamic of life in this country. With that in mind, the Canadian Association of Retired Peoples (CARP) is planning...
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People First gets new number, looking for municipal support
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Tara GesnerEMC News - People First of Lanark County (PFoLC) has a new phone number. "Everyone can now reach us at 613-257-7111," said president Kory Earle. PFoLC's new phone number took effect on Jan. 23. Finances With just over $1,000 in its bank account...
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MVTM celebrates birthdays of its most dedicated and generous founding members
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By Tara Gesner
EMC News - It was your typical birthday party - family, friends, laughter, tears (a few) and plenty of love. Saturday's gathering at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (MVTM) in Almonte celebrated the museum's "most dedicated and generous" founding...
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Habitat for Humanity construction on time
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By Brier Dodge
EMC News - The Habitat for Humanity home on King Street in Carleton Place is right on schedule, said Donna Hicks, Habitat for Humanity National Capital region CEO. The frame of the house is up, with mudding, flooring and painting still to come. Despite...
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United Counties begins 2012 budget process
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Ashley KulpEMC News - The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville (UCLG) have a long road ahead in their 2012 budget process. A special ad hoc budget committee meeting was held immediately following the monthly United Counties Council session in Brockville on...
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BBBS in-school mentoring proves positive for students
Posted Feb 2, 2012
By Rosanne Lake
PART ONE OF THREE EMC News - Meghan Pankow is only able to sit in the library at Queen Elizabeth Public School for a few moments, before several young girls run over and throw their arms around her neck in a bear hug. They're on their way outside for...
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Counties initiates public input phase for community sustainability plan
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Lorraine PayetteEMC News - About 50 people descended on the Firehall Theatre in Gananoque on Jan. 24, all bent on making the future for Leeds & Grenville a brighter, healthier, happier place. In the interest of the future generations, Leeds-Grenville has put out a request...
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United Counties of Leeds & Grenville council briefs
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC News - The following made up part of discussions at the regular United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Council meeting held Jan. 19. COUNTIES SUPPORTS RESOLUTION FOR INCREASING WATER LEVELS Counties Council is supporting a St. Lawrence County...
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Area Alzheimer Society puts call out for volunteers
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Doreen BarnesEMC News - According to the Alzheimer Society, 500,000 Canadians are now living with the disease or a form of dementia and many of these people live here in this region. This organization is non-profit and requires fundraising to operate its programs...
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Baggy cloth thief alert issued
Posted Feb 2, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC News - OPP are warning local merchants to be on the lookout for a group of people targeting their businesses. Groups of three to 10 people, men and women, have been traveling in vans or other larger cars to various businesses. They are wearing large...
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